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View synonyms for Hawaiian guitar
Hawaiian guitar
noun
- a six-to-eight-string electric guitar, fretted with a piece of metal or bone to produce a whining, glissando sound, played in a horizontal position usually resting on the performer's knees or on a stand, and much used by country music performers.
Hawaiian guitar
noun
- See pedal steel guitar, Dobroa lap-held steel-strung guitar with a wood or metal body, tuned to an open chord and played with a slide Compare Dobro pedal steel guitar
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Hawaiian guitar1
First recorded in 1925–30
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Example Sentences
The cook flicked on the dial knob and the twangy strains of Hawaiian guitar music came throbbing out.
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